New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-24
DORCE, THE DESPERIDO, ~ JAIL.
STORY OF Ills CAREER AT DEER TRAIL-CROwDs |
BLOCKING 10 SEE HIN.


FIOCkING TO SEE HIM.
DENVER, Dec % tSpecdn. The jail never contained
a prisoner no attracted more general public interest
than Vorcc, the dcspcrad0. Early In the morning
many peop pie ocked to the Jail to him. but all met
with a prompt refusal George IL dgc, Of Deer Trail,
asserted that instead of being In sympathy With the
outlaw as has been minated every man in Deer Trail
Wa, deslrous Of Kidding the country of his presence
vorcc, according to Mr. Hodge, first appeared in the
country with bunch OF horses about three years ago
Norce worked at several ranches during the succeed
Ing years, and foreman of the mill IRON outh'
which especially gave him the knowledge of the eoun
try he possessed
Tho trouble for which VOrcc was arrested about
nine months ago was the brutal pounding Of an old
man named Dan Gallagher, who was cripple
yorcc, while In saloon, saw that Gallagher had
plaster over a large sore the back Of his head lie
brItally tore it O and when Gallagher made use Vi
cNcusabe language Norcc beat the Old man over the
head with his revolver and brutally kicked him.
Deputy sheriff Cantlcy and Bob McCargo arrested
Vorce aud brought him TO Denver. This Noicc has al
way, remembered against Cautey, and for that Ica-
son probably much any other, shot Cahtey "heh
the latter attempted to arrest him lately
Whom yorce returned to Deer Trail after escaping
from JAIL he lived the hill close 10 the town iVI
month or more and during that time Mollie' Collier
carried him food aud occasionally sheltered him III AcI
cabin, when he would sureptitiously como INTO thc
place "Molllon Collier Is the wife Of Ike Collier,
a ranc he hand living on the Platte River The burh,
ing of tho cabin which Mrs. Collier llNcd occurred
about u o'ciock last Monday evening The loss was
uul great How he fire originated hO one KNOWS, Out
II i, believed that this Will not be lndhStrlOusly III
as the general sentiment IS That the destiuc-
ton OF the wOmals habitatOn Will prevent her return
to Deer Trail. - -, ,.o
Finally Vorcc made Mrs. Golfers house his home
He worried at intervals. NOrccs dcprcdaluIS, al hist
i'm theft and later by bold appropriation OF property,
made him an object Of dislike and fear 10 every oIc
AZ the Trail Things along this way until Oaptaln
Barron and Henry iiechmer attempted 10 are', "loc
They caught him going out of Mollic' OOllef mousse
at O'Clock I'm tho morning and called on him 10 stop
Instead he shot at them and dashed away on MS
horse subsequent this the Shcrlis Office madc no
ATTEMPT to apprchend him, although repeatedly re-
au,strd to do Deputy sheriff Thornton was there
To arrest ano her prisoner and had his man. Dut NoI'e
rod, up and with his rife compelled Thornton 10 ict
the man 90 Thcn Cantlcy came back ilonl inc SOuih
and soon tried arrest Norcc. III" result was that
Cantcy shot , L.. ,oo, ,ol1
The rest of the Of the outlaw has Dcrh tuiI
r ast saturday II was learned positively by wiley Al
ana Mac Johnson and John Holm that |9rcc was
a nobnsou's rancho and that night they set ou quiet
Iv Tor tho outlaws refuge. They all supposed men
the sheep herder appeared from the house anu @ nao
Vorce,s hat on that he the man they "cIo d'cr'
Naturally they shot him.